Evolution

[Josh Smith]

Hello,

I thought ya'll might enjoy the attached pictures.

These are the rifles as I bought them:


Shown is a 'scope on the Savage that I bought as well. The Tech-Sights were already on the 10/22

Pretty plain Jane.

Here they are now:


I do believe they suit their respective roles very nicely now...

The 10/22 gained a trigger polish job, a Romanian Trainer sling (my favorite for sling shooting - it stretches just a bit and pulls back harder than does a web sling), and four magazines. I found during Appleseed that fast mag changes are a bit hard with the stock mags, so I got two, 10 round magazines which protrude, giving me something to grab and change out quickly.

The Savage gained the bipod, a Limbsaver barrel de-resonator which does seem to work, a sunshade, a new recoil pad as the length of pull was too short for me, a 'scope level, and two 10 round mags in addition to the stock five round mag.

The Savage has gained some weight, but I still have no problem toting it around the woods for squirrel, though I prefer to use it to still hunt. The 10/22 gets the nod for stalking and hike-hunting.

At 50 yards, the Savage will do dime-sized groups all day. The de-resonator seems to have eliminated fliers when combined with resized and weighed ammunition. At 100 yards, I have a steel prairie dog silhouette set up, and on still days I can call my shots. Even on windy days I can keep them in the vitals.

I can't think of any other goodies I need. The bipod is something I like, but I'd like a swivel version with something like a 3" to 6" extension as I tend to shoot with most of my body on the ground for stability. The 6" to 9" is just a bit high for me to stabilize myself well.

All my money is going into every small self-resetting steel silhouette I see, as well as ammo, as I believe I have these set up exactly how I want them.

If I run across a future mod that makes sense to me, I'll probably do it, but I have a .22 for long range and one for quick and dirty shooting, so I believe I'm done - for now.

Josh <><